I know Europeans get most of their ideas about American culture from our movies. (and MTV and our fabulous reality tv shows). Great. Thanks for representing, freaks of our nation.

I had to laugh when I read my sister's most recent post on her high school happenings. I mean...real American high schools are pretty dang close to what you see on the big screen. I know our obsession with football is seen as a little weird, but definitely a large part of American high schools...especially in Texas. And our activities that surround it can seem downright silly to an outsider. (or possibly to insiders as well...I mean, they are a bit ridic. But, it's a big part of the high school I know and remember...and it looks like things haven't changed too much.)

These are some of the movies that depict American high school culture that come to mind:

Varsity Blues

Gymnasium pep rally in movie

In real life at Memorial High School (where I attended high school and so does my Senior sister)? Check.We dressed up every Friday during football season in the fall. A different theme every Friday: camouflage, hippy, nerd, red and white, etc. After lunch a pep rally was held in the gymnasium to fire everyone up for that night's game. I have to say, it made Fridays so much more fun.

Big bronco trucks raised on ridiculously high massive wheels with a boatload of douchebags inside? (this movie takes place in a small Texas town)

Don't have a pic (get me one, Molly), but trust me, mega check. The big truck phenomenon is prob. just unique to Texas.

Dazed and Confused:

The scene where the senior girls harass the freshman and have shaving cream parties in the school parking lot and wear senior shirts.

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ROFL! awesome, so true! My high school experiences were very similar even though split between two very different towns: hippy/academic Northern California town and 'big city' in North Carolina. Yep, totally similar activities. Pep rallies were a great way to waste time on Fridays, and even the nerds went to the football games, LOL!

I can understand the similarities but I still think that high school films are far from truth. Take High School Musical for example. Honestly where on Earth are you going to find a genuine school like that aside from Hollywood's studios? Either that or on senior shirts worn by fans. Anyways, this was a really interesting post to read. Great pictures and content. Thank you for sharing!